Chile Abstains for the First Time in 33 Years From Voting Against U.S. Embargo on Cuba at the UN
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The Citizen By 130 votes in favour, 17 against and 25 abstentions, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted, for the 34th time, a resolution calling for the end of the United States embargo against Cuba. The vote also marked a change in the vote in Chile, which abstained after 33 years supporting in a way [...] The entry Chile abstained for the first time in 33 years: Cuba achieves strong support and the UN Assembly demands an end to t…
For the first time since the General Assembly began voting on the resolution, in 1992, Chile did not join in rejecting the U.S. embargo on Cuba. The Foreign Ministry maintained that the debate cannot be reduced to the economic without looking at human rights and political freedoms on the island, a position in which Ambassador Roberto Ampuero expounded to the United Nations. What happened. The General Assembly of the United Nations approved this …
Chile Abstains for the First Time in 33 Years From Voting Against the U.S. Embargo on Cuba at the UN
Following this decision, Chile joined countries such as Peru, Germany and Italy.
Chile changed its position with regard to the US blockade of Cuba after 33 years. Previously, Chile supported the resolution and today abstains.
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